Keutschacher See

Keutschacher See
Lake Keutschach
Eastern shore
Keutschacher See Lake Keutschach is located in Austria
Keutschacher See Lake Keutschach
Keutschacher See
Lake Keutschach
LocationCarinthia
Coordinates46°35′10″N 14°9′40″E / 46.58611°N 14.16111°E / 46.58611; 14.16111
Typeglacial lake
Primary inflowsRakouzabach, Weißenbach
Primary outflowsReifnitzbach to Wörthersee
Catchment area29.81 km2 (11.51 sq mi)
Basin countriesAustria
Max. length2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Surface area1.327 km2 (0.512 sq mi)
Average depth10.3 m (34 ft)
Max. depth15.6 m (51 ft)
Water volume13,600,000 m3 (11,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time0.75 years
Surface elevation506 m (1,660 ft)
SettlementsKeutschach am See
Part ofPrehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps
CriteriaCultural: (iv), (v)
Reference1363-057
Inscription2011 (35th Session)
Area0.21 ha (0.52 acres)
Buffer zone132.5 ha (327 acres)

Keutschacher See (Slovene: Hodiško jezero, English: Lake Keutschach[1][2][3]) is a lake of Carinthia, Austria. It is sixth-largest in Carinthia, with an area of 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi). It has a Neolithic stilt settlement, discovered by Ferdinand von Hochstetter in 1864.[4]

  1. ^ "Sporty Austria". Sunday Sun. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. April 15, 1990. p. 65. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Lake Keutschach is one location for the particular activity ... Open access icon
  2. ^ Klein, Wilhelm (1999). Austria. Singapore: Basingstoke. p. 228. And then there is Lake Keutschach itself...
  3. ^ Embleton-Hamann, Christine (2022). Landscapes and Landforms of Austria. Cham: Springer Nature. p. 462. Ten largest lakes in the Klagenfurt basin ... Lake Keutschach ...
  4. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-11-29.